Boys' name · since 1968
Alok
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 212 babies named Alok, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,581 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 212
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Alok is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 212 have been recorded since 1968.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alok has been recorded 212 times among boys since 1968, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2023.
- #12,581 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 212 born since 1968
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alok ranks #12,581 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 212 born since 1968, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,581 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 212
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Alok's 212 recorded births place it above 72.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Alok's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alok splits its recorded history at 1987: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alok popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2023
- Peak year (1979)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Alok by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (69 births, 33% of the file).
1980s was Alok's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Alok births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
46 births
- 1980s
1980s
69 births
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
- 2000s
2000s
44 births
- 2010s 13
2010s
13 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 69 births (33% of all-time use).
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- Alok's decade-level peak was the 1980s (69 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1968–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Alok draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.